Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Lower Access–South Side Trail, 4 sights

5.7 mi · ▲ 784 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Lower Access–South Side Trail, 4 sights is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near South Amherst, MA. It climbs 784 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi262 – 617 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.31514, -72.48521
Nearest town South Amherst, MA

Directions

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Lower Access–South Side Trail, 4 sights

5.7 mi · ▲ 784 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Elevation 263–617 ft

Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Trailhead: 42.31514, -72.48521

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1.1 miBear right onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading W.
  3. 0.2 miBear left onto Southside Trail (Blue), heading SW.
  4. 100 ftTurn left onto South Side Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Southern Belle, heading S.
  6. 100 ftBear left onto South Side Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Upper Access, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miBear left onto Technical Trail, heading SW.
  9. 100 ftContinue straight onto Upper Access, heading SW.
  10. 0.8 miTurn right onto Lower Access, heading S.
  11. 100 ftTurn left onto Main Access, heading S.
  12. 150 ftReach South Side Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 200 ftTurn right onto Lower Access, heading SW.
  14. 100 ftTurn left onto Upper Access, heading SW.
  15. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Technical Trail, heading E.
  16. 100 ftBear right onto Upper Access, heading NE.
  17. 0.3 miContinue straight onto South Side Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miBear right onto Southern Belle, heading N.
  19. 100 ftTurn left onto South Side Trail, heading NE.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right onto Southside Trail (Blue), heading NE.
  21. 100 ftBear right onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading NE.
  22. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  23. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

62% dirt38% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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